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| Kibaki named victor in Kenya vote | Kibaki named victor in Kenya vote |
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| Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki won Thursday's closely-fought election, the electoral commission has declared. | Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki won Thursday's closely-fought election, the electoral commission has declared. |
| The announcement came after opposition leader Raila Odinga accused Mr Kibaki of electoral fraud and called for a full re-assessment of the results. | The announcement came after opposition leader Raila Odinga accused Mr Kibaki of electoral fraud and called for a full re-assessment of the results. |
| Opposition protesters began riots in the capital Nairobi, just minutes after the announcement. | Opposition protesters began riots in the capital Nairobi, just minutes after the announcement. |
| The count was badly delayed, sparking violence in which at least 10 people are reported to have been killed. | The count was badly delayed, sparking violence in which at least 10 people are reported to have been killed. |
| 'Time for healing' | 'Time for healing' |
| Mr Kibaki won 4,584,721 votes, beating Mr Odinga by more than 230,000 votes, the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) said. | |
| [Mr] Kibaki has flooded this [electoral] commission with his cronies Raila Odinga, opposition leader Kibaki: Dream or nightmare?Odinga: King-maker | [Mr] Kibaki has flooded this [electoral] commission with his cronies Raila Odinga, opposition leader Kibaki: Dream or nightmare?Odinga: King-maker |
| Kalonzo Musyoka, another presidential contender, got 879,903 votes. | Kalonzo Musyoka, another presidential contender, got 879,903 votes. |
| "The commission therefore declares Honourable Mwai Kibaki as the winner," ECK chairman Samuel Kivuitu said. | "The commission therefore declares Honourable Mwai Kibaki as the winner," ECK chairman Samuel Kivuitu said. |
| Mr Kibaki was then sworn in for his second five-year term - about an hour after the ECK statement. | |
| In his speech, he described the elections as "free and fair", urging all political parties to "accept the verdict of the people". | In his speech, he described the elections as "free and fair", urging all political parties to "accept the verdict of the people". |
| Mr Kibaki said it was now "time for healing and reconciliation" to overcome issues dividing the nation. | Mr Kibaki said it was now "time for healing and reconciliation" to overcome issues dividing the nation. |
| He also promised to form a "clean hands government" free of corruption. | |
| The ECK announcement immediately triggered riots in Nairobi's Kibera slum. | |
| Reports say riot police fired live rounds into the air to disperse the crowds. | |
| Opposition heckling | Opposition heckling |
| Mr Odinga had led since vote counting began, but saw his advantage evaporate as later votes were added. | Mr Odinga had led since vote counting began, but saw his advantage evaporate as later votes were added. |
| HAVE YOUR SAY An inextricably divided Kenya will be Kibaki's legacy Gitau Githongo, Nairobi Send us your comments | HAVE YOUR SAY An inextricably divided Kenya will be Kibaki's legacy Gitau Githongo, Nairobi Send us your comments |
| The ECK announcement was delayed, following chaotic scenes at the commission's headquarters in Nairobi. | The ECK announcement was delayed, following chaotic scenes at the commission's headquarters in Nairobi. |
| Just minutes after Mr Kivuitu began reading the poll results, an opposition member approached the podium, shouting "Justice!" and "This is not a police state!" | Just minutes after Mr Kivuitu began reading the poll results, an opposition member approached the podium, shouting "Justice!" and "This is not a police state!" |
| Pandemonium then broke out, as other members of Mr Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement got to their feet and began shouting, the BBC's Adam Mynott reports from inside the ECK headquarters. | Pandemonium then broke out, as other members of Mr Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement got to their feet and began shouting, the BBC's Adam Mynott reports from inside the ECK headquarters. |
| Mr Kivuitu had to be led away from the building by police, only to return later and announce Mr Kibaki as the winner of the poll. | Mr Kivuitu had to be led away from the building by police, only to return later and announce Mr Kibaki as the winner of the poll. |
| Mr Odinga had earlier said that Mr Kibaki "flooded this [electoral] commission with his cronies". | Mr Odinga had earlier said that Mr Kibaki "flooded this [electoral] commission with his cronies". |